Geography Vocabulary

Map

Showing locations, landforms, bodies of water and where they are in relation to the Earth.

Globe

A three-dimensional representation of the Earth.

Absolute Location

A places global address.

Relative Location

What the place is located near.

Latitude

Lines of latitude are called parallels 0 degrees - 90 degrees.

Longitude

Lines of longitude are called Meridians 0 degrees - 180 degrees.

Equator

Main line of latitude is located 0 degrees latitude.

Prime Meridian

Main line of longitude, also located 0 degrees longitude.

International Date Line

180 degrees.

North Pole

90 degrees North.

South Pole

90 degrees South.

Global Address

Involving the entire world; marking the final destination.

Birth Rate

The birthrate is often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year.

Death Rate

The number of deaths in a population's given place and time.

Fertility Rate

The average size a family can have.

Life Expectancy

The probable number of years remaining in the life of an individual.

Immigrant

A person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.

Emigrate

A person who emigrates, as from his or her native country or region.

Net migration Rate

The difference of immigrants and emigrants of an area in a period of time, divided (usually) per 1,000 inhabitants (considered on midterm population).

Population Pyramids

A graph showing the distribution of a population by sex, age, etc.

Replacement Rate

Total fertility rate (TFR) that is not high enough to replace an area's population.

Infant Mortality Rate

The number of babies that die before the age of one between 1,000 families

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

Total Value of goods+services produced in a country.